Some Chinese smartphones shipped with malware, stole money
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Chinese smartphone maker TECNO, known for taking on the likes of budget players in emerging markets, has landed in a major controversy. A report from popular anti-fraud platform Secure-D and BuzzFeed News has revealed that certain smartphones shipped by the company carried malware that worked in the background and covertly stole money from unsuspecting users. TECNO blamed an unnamed vendor in its supply chain for the malware.